NC PRAMS 2005~` : (Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ALCOHOL USE

Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1011	456	45.2	41.4-49.1	555	54.8	50.9-58.6
Age
< 20 years	96	62	70.0	57.2-80.3	34	30.0	19.7-42.8
20-24 years	252	115	44.4	36.6-52.4	137	55.6	47.6-63.4
25-34 years	508	221	42.8	37.6-48.2	287	57.2	51.8-62.4
35+ years	155	58	37.6	28.5-47.8	97	62.4	52.2-71.5
Race
White	727	284	41.8	37.5-46.3	443	58.2	53.7-62.5
Black	244	149	57.4	48.5-65.9	95	42.6	34.1-51.5
Other	40	23	48.5	29.9-67.6	17	51.5	32.4-70.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	129	96	78.5	69.1-85.7	33	21.5	14.3-30.9
No	882	360	38.7	34.8-42.9	522	61.3	57.1-65.2
Education
< High School	199	137	67.7	59.1-75.2	62	32.3	24.8-40.9
High School	291	150	51.7	44.0-59.2	141	48.3	40.8-56.0
> High School	519	169	32.2	27.4-37.3	350	67.8	62.7-72.6
Marital Status
Married	644	272	41.8	37.3-46.5	372	58.2	53.5-62.7
Other	367	184	51.2	44.4-58.0	183	48.8	42.0-55.6
Income
14,999 or less	293	161	55.1	47.5-62.4	132	44.9	37.6-52.5
15,000-24,999	155	70	47.5	37.3-57.9	85	52.5	42.1-62.7
25,000-49,999	178	86	48.7	40.0-57.4	92	51.3	42.6-60.0
50,000 or more	293	80	24.7	19.3-31.0	213	75.3	69.0-80.7
WIC recipient
No	550	203	38.1	33.3-43.1	347	61.9	56.9-66.7
Yes	453	249	53.9	47.8-59.8	204	46.1	40.2-52.2
Medicaid recipient
No	469	156	33.6	28.6-38.9	313	66.4	61.1-71.4
Yes	542	300	55.4	49.9-60.8	242	44.6	39.2-50.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	457	216	49.6	45.1-54.2	241	50.4	45.8-54.9
2500+ grams	554	240	44.8	40.7-49.0	314	55.2	51.0-59.3

~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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